RE:United Way Supports Anti-Nukes

["Michael Ford" <MFORD@PANTEX.COM>]

Jim,



You need to untwist your knickers.



By policy (and I think law, could be wrong tho), United Way is obliged to honor the wishes of their donors during fund-raising activities.  A prospective donor may wish to provide some (or all) of their contributions to a non-profit (401(c)(3)) organization that is not one of the United Way Partner Agencies.  It could be your own church, for instance, OR it could be some wacko, fringe militant anti-nuke group.  In either case, the United Way honors the donor's requests and forwards that money directly to that non-profit organization (minus an administrative fee).



It makes a heckuva lot more sense for a person to send their money directly to a NON-partner agency then through United Way - - if they want to get the most bang for their buck.



HOWEVER, just because the United Way honors a donor's wish and PASSES ALONG that donor's contributions DOES NOT mean that the United Way endorses or condones the organization's activities in much the same way they do not advocate a particular religious affiliation when they pass along donor-directed contributions to faith-based organizations.  A donor can direct their monies to ANY organization through the United Way as long as it is non-profit.



The United Way is a great organization.  They have made significant changes in the last several years regarding how they do business.  They fill a vital role in the communities they serve.



v/r

Michael



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Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 18:29:49 -0500

From: "Jim Hoerner" <jim_hoerner@HOTMAIL.COM>

Subject: United Way Supports Anti-Nukes



You've gotta be kidding me.  I give a hefty chunk of change to the United 

Way.  While perusing one of the many anti-nuke (some would say criminal - 

inside joke) sites out there - http://www.ncwarn.org - I came across this: 

http://www.ncwarn.org/AboutWARN/membershipform.html 

"* You can also designate NC WARN through NC Community Shares, OR as a 

write-in under United Way, in your workplace giving campaign. "



Unfreakinbelievable.



You can contact the United Way of America at

http://national.unitedway.org/contact/ 

United Way of America

701 N. Fairfax Street,

Alexandria, Virginia 22314-2045

1-703-836-7100



Dear United Way,



As a long-time supporter of your programs, I was recently dismayed to 

discover that you provide funds for an anti-nuclear so-called advocacy 

group, NC Waste Awareness & Reduction Network, or NC WARN.

Their web site is http://www.ncwarn.org and they acknowledge the support of 

the United Way at http://www.ncwarn.org/AboutWARN/membershipform.html 



I believe that your support of NC WARN is inconsistent with your otherwise 

noble programs and initiatives.  Nuclear power provides humanity with 

relatively clean, safe, sustainable, cost-competitive energy, and NC WARN 

wishes to effectively replace this realiable power with more fossil fuels.



I am reconsidering my support of your organization.  Also, I don't think 

your supporters from Duke Power or Carolina Power and Light would appreciate 

the fact that you support misguided groups wishing to put them out of work.



I look forward to your timely reply, which I plan to share with my 

colleagues.



Sincerely,

[My complete name, title, address, and email]





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